The Donner Party

作曲 : Creager

The similarities and situation

Between the

Donner party and the colonial pilgrims

Is both appalling, frightening, and incomplete

In both cases, you'll find one

A fairly large group of ill prepared green horns

Pitting themselves against nature and each other

Two, an insufficient willingness to endure

The very real hardships of frontiering

And three coincidental misfortune at every turn

Number three coincidental misfortune at every turn

Disasters of both camps were initially

Brought about by departure, delay and desert, inertia

Which caused our heroes to begin their journeys

At absolutely retarded times weather wise

If fantasy is the refuge of a frightened man

And a castle in the air is a safe harbor for a foolish few

Just imagine living in a hut buried twelve feet below the snow

With the sight and smell of the scattered carcasses

Of loved ones at your feet

It is the lay of the land, just another day

I would like to propose that cannibalism was indeed rampant

Among America's earliest settlers the pilgrims

Who?The pilgrims

For what does settler imply, if not the willingness to settle?

To settle for a meal of human flesh if my thoughts on the subject

Are to be believed

In conclusion, spread the word of this

Look to the night sky, and hark back to our forefathers' shortcomings

And your own

As you cut your meat and lay the groundwork for a new tomorrow